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枪杆子

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Collocation

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代替枪杆子
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枪杆子下……
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枪杆子里
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交出枪杆子

Definition

枪杆子

Literally means:

gun barrel

Actually means:

arms

It refers to weapons or armed forces.

指武器、武装力量。

Example

Used as object. (作宾语)
1
Zhànzhēng
战争
jiéshù
结束
hòu
以后
  
,
fàngxià
放下
qiānggǎnzi
枪杆子
  
,
gǎnzi
笔杆子
  
,
yóu
jūnrén
军人
biànwéi
变为
wénrén
文人
  

After the war, he put down his gun, picked up his pen and rod, and went from soldier to civilian.

2
shì
kào
依靠
qiānggǎnzi
枪杆子
duó
夺取
zhèngquán
政权
de
  
,
shēnzhī
深知
qiānggǎnzi
枪杆子
de
zhòngyào
重要
xìng
  
,
suǒ
所以
zhí
一直
kòngzhì
控制
zhāo
qiānggǎnzi
枪杆子
  

He took power with a gun, and knew the importance of the gun, so he kept the gun in control.

3
Zhège
这个
guójiā
国家
独立
lái
以来
第一
jìnxíng
进行
zǒngtǒng
总统
xuǎn
选举
  
,
men
他们
yòng
xuǎnpiào
选票
xiāngzi
箱子
dài
替代
le
qiānggǎnzi
枪杆子
  

In the country's first presidential election since independence, they replaced guns with ballot boxes.

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